semi
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sem·i /ˈsemi/ noun (plural semis) [countable] 1 British English informalDHH a semi-detached house 〔一侧与他屋相连的〕半独立式住宅 a three-bedroomed semi 一栋三个卧室的半独立式住房2. informalDS a semi-final 半决赛3. American EnglishTTR a very large heavy truck consisting of two connected parts, which carries goods over long distances 〔长途运输的〕铰接式重型卡车 SYN British English articulated lorry
Examples from the Corpus
semi• Outside, the once-respectable semis have crooked To Let signs and greying net curtains.• Phebus beat Stanford's Ania Blezynski in the semis.• Leicester won their semi against Gloucester 19-15.semi- /semi/ prefix 1 XXexactly half （一）半 a semicircle 半圆2 PARTLYpartly but not completely 部分（地） in the semi-darkness 在半明半暗之中 semi-literate people 半文盲3 XXhappening, appearing etc twice in a particular period 在一段时间内〕出现两次的 a semi-weekly visit 一周两次的探访 a semi-annual publication 半年一期的出版物 → bi-Examples from the Corpus
semi-• a semi-invalidFrom Longman Business Dictionarysemi-semi- /semi/ prefix1used to show that something happens, appears etc twice in a particular period of timeWe hold a semi-weekly meeting for all team leaders.2used to show that something is partly but not completely doneRaw materials andsemi-finished goods rose 0.6%.He describes himself as semi-retired, but remains on several boards.Origin semi 1. (1900-2000) semi-detached2. (1900-2000) semi-final3. (1900-2000) semi-trailer semi- Latinsem·i nounsemi- prefixChineseSyllable
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sem‧i /ˈsemi/
noun (plural semis) [countable]
Origin: semi-detached
Origin: semi-final
Origin: semi-trailer1. British English informal a semi-detached house:
a three-bedroomed semi
2. informal a semi-final
3. American English a very large heavy truck consisting of two connected parts, which carries goods over long distances
SYN articulated lorry British English
sem‧i /ˈsemi/
noun (plural semis) [countable] Sense 1
Date: 1900-2000Origin: semi-detached
Sense 2
Date: 1900-2000Origin: semi-final
Sense 3
Date: 1900-2000Origin: semi-trailer
2. informal a semi-final
3. American English a very large heavy truck consisting of two connected parts, which carries goods over long distances
SYN articulated lorry British English